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Sunday 9 September 1979PGA European TourYear in Review
Lyle wins European Open Championship
Turnberry · Sandy Lyle’s win no. 3 on the PGA European Tour · purse £105,000 GBP · end = season-table date (matches winner's wins-table date); start not printed by any source read
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The weather
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The name over time
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The ones it got away from
- Dale Hayes RSAfinished 7 strokes behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) European Open (golf) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/European_Open_Championship)
- Peter Townsend ENGfinished 7 strokes behind (margin per event article and winner's wins table) European Open (golf) (Wikipedia; fetched as /wiki/European_Open_Championship)
Same week
DP World Tour event
European Open Championship
Turnberry, Turnberry
3 of 5 researched
Winner
Sandy Lyle
275Total
−9To par
7 strokesMargin
Runner-up not yet researched.
Top 10
| Pos | Player | Rounds | Total | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Lyle | 71 · 67 · 72 · 65 | 275 | −9 |
| T2 | Dale Hayes | |||
| T2 | Peter Townsend |
The golfer
born 1958-02-09, Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England; SCO; turned pro 1977; age 21 that week; tour wins to date: 3; majors to date: 0.
What’s in the bag
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From the papers
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